Unit aim

Provides the opportunity to research and analyse the development of equity and examine equitable doctrine including fiduciary obligations, duty of confidence, assignments and equitable interests. Students will also have the opportunity to research and analyse key legal principles relating to express, resulting and constructive trusts.

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

demonstrate an understanding of the underlying themes and issues and the key legal principles relating to equity and trust law

Knowledge of a discipline

2

explain the reasons for a distinctive equitable jurisdiction, and the significance of equitable doctrines and remedies in law

Intellectual rigour

Knowledge of a discipline

3

apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate responses to legal problems in equity and trust law contexts

Intellectual rigour

Knowledge of a discipline

4

apply critical judgment including analysis, reasoning, and appropriate directed research to equity and trust law topics

Intellectual rigour

Creativity

Knowledge of a discipline

5

identify and comment on the policy issues which arise in various topics, including the need for law reform where the law is considered deficient

Creativity

Knowledge of a discipline

6

demonstrate an ability to learn and work independently within broad parameters as defined by the assessment requirements. Included here is the capacity to find, access, manage and evaluate sources of information relevant to equity and trust law issues

Intellectual rigour

Creativity

7

communicate appropriately and effectively, through the use of well-written, clear and logical language that is supported with appropriate references.

Intellectual rigour

Creativity

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate an understanding of the underlying themes and issues and the key legal principles relating to equity and trust law

GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline

explain the reasons for a distinctive equitable jurisdiction, and the significance of equitable doctrines and remedies in law

GA1:
Intellectual rigour

GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline

apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate responses to legal problems in equity and trust law contexts

GA1:
Intellectual rigour

GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline

apply critical judgment including analysis, reasoning, and appropriate directed research to equity and trust law topics

GA1:
Intellectual rigour

GA2:
Creativity

GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline

identify and comment on the policy issues which arise in various topics, including the need for law reform where the law is considered deficient

GA2:
Creativity

GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline

demonstrate an ability to learn and work independently within broad parameters as defined by the assessment requirements. Included here is the capacity to find, access, manage and evaluate sources of information relevant to equity and trust law issues

GA1:
Intellectual rigour

GA2:
Creativity

communicate appropriately and effectively, through the use of well-written, clear and logical language that is supported with appropriate references.

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